Extremism: A Study of Causes and Treatments

  • Assistant Professor Dr. Fatin Mohammed Razaq Al-Mustansiriya University
Keywords: extremism, violence, tolerance, peace

Abstract

In recent times, the world has witnessed cases of violence and terrorism that are due to multiple causes, and extremism is one of the causes of that violence. Others where extremism represents a negative culture and psychosocial phenomenon based on refusal, segmental and aggressive denial of the other and not accepting the thought of the other or converging with him, but his rejection and exclusion and deviation in the methods of thinking and the most dangerous thing in extremism is its transformation into violent patterns of behavior and attacks on the lives and property of others Or it leads to the formation of armed organizations that are used in the face of society and the state, and terrorism is only one of the consequences of extremism, especially the intellectual extremism made by secret groups and organizations that were not exclusive to a group, culture, geographical organization, or single political direction, but may be by states, that is, Its motives are secular and non-secular politics. In some cases, extremism can use fundamentalist and extremist ideologies to justify acts of violence and even terrorist attacks on civilians, and it may be the exploitation of religion. A cause of extremism and intercultural conflict, some religious groups or political and religious movements and parties may use violence and assassination as a method and a way to reach their goals, as they may have channels, associations and publishing houses that serve their ideological, sectarian or extremist religious agenda. Therefore, we will address in this study the concept of extremism, its causes and ways of dealing with it.

Author Biography

Assistant Professor Dr. Fatin Mohammed Razaq, Al-Mustansiriya University

College:Political Science / Al-Mustansiriya University

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Published
2020-10-29
How to Cite
Mohammed Razaq, A. P. D. F. (2020). Extremism: A Study of Causes and Treatments. Al-Qadisiyah Journal For Humanities Sciences, 23(3), 134-148. Retrieved from https://journalart.qu.edu.iq/index.php/QJHS/article/view/285
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